Tusk Logistics Secures $2M In Seed Funding To Launch Alternative Carrier Management Platform

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

Tusk Logistics is a Chicago-based supply chain company that has built a national network of regional parcel carriers.

Tusk Logistics, a nationwide network of regional parcel carriers, has announced that it has raised $2 million in seed funding and has unveiled its new operations platform. Tusk Logistics offers shippers access to improved margins without the need for national carriers such as UPS, USPS, and FedEx. Aggregating a sector dominated by fragmentation and inefficiencies enables shippers to access a new cost-effective solution without the manual overhead of working with multiple regional carriers.

SupplyChainDive: Tusk Logistics Secures $2M to Launch Industry’s First Alternative Carrier Management Platform

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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